“Tomorrow, the next day, … we don’t know who it is going to be,” said Abebe, who gave only that name.

Security cameras have been shown to reduce the number of murders of cab drivers in cities where they are in common use.

The cab that Bloomquist was driving, like many of those in Denver, didn’t have one.

All cabs in San Francisco are equipped with the cameras, said Charles Rathbone, who created and maintains Taxi Library, a website serving the taxi industry.

A 2013 study by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health found the installation of in-vehicle security cameras resulted in a significant drop in the rate of driver homicides.

“They have been very effective in reducing crimes against drivers. What you really want is for the criminals to know that if they do something in the taxi, their picture is going to be in the paper the next morning,” Rathbone said.

Some cities where cameras are common have ordinances requiring them, according to the NIOSH study. In others, the companies have taken it upon themselves to install them.

Today, one out of every three men imprisoned in Colorado -- and four out of every five women inmates -- say they have some type of moderate to critical mental health need, according to the Colorado Department of Corrections. The number of inmates with mental health needs in Colorado's prisons has steadily risen in the past two decades.

Maybe you've got plans to camp this weekend (just watch out for the mud and, er, snow up there), go for a hike or maybe you just want to lounge by the pool and kick it. Unfortunately, Mother Nature doesn't always necessarily cooperate.